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Usually, I have to wait until the second, or third week of September for weather cool enough to plant. Cool air came into my area of Alabama, 77F today! Yeah! Cool area is in the forecast for the next ten days, and their is a cooling trend. Temperatures will be in the 70s and low 80s, except for monday when it is forecasted for 86F. I spent all Thursday planting ans sowing seeds, then today paying for it with pain, but I got it done. I planted seedlings for red cabbage, Dutch Cabbage, and Rainbow Swiss Chard, then sowed seeds for broccoli, cauliflower, Pak Choi, Komatsuna, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, tatsoi, Nappa Cabbage, parsnips, Danvers carrots, Purple top turnips, and Detroit Red Beets. All raised beds that are planted have hoops, and are coverd with netting. Yes, it was a hard days work, being disabled after suffering a Widow Maker with triple bypass surgery. I way over did it again. Ubntil November, I am going to coast through the season, only havig to water, harvest pepeprs, strawberries, and green onions, and take care of the chickens. Then a little winter prep, some harvesting, pruning apple trees, and it bigins all over again in January. Oh, and now that is cooling down, I need to make salsa, tomato sauce, tomato soup, jelly, and do a bit of canning. I have about 100 pounds of tomatoes, twenty five pounds of diced peppers, and a bunch of garlic to work with. Onions are on my shopping list for Wednesday morning. It will be soon. Shazbot! I have a harvest babsket full of bell peppers on my kitchen counter that I need to dice up.
Wow, Jay, you’ve been busy! That’s an incredible variety you’ve planted, and it sounds like you’re all set for a great fall season. I’m glad the weather is cooling down for you in Alabama - 77°F sounds perfect for planting. You’ve definitely earned some rest after all that hard work, especially with everything you’ve been through. Take it easy and enjoy the fruits (and veggies!) of your labor. I’m impressed by all that canning ahead too - 100 pounds of tomatoes?! You’re amazing! Keep me posted on how everything turns out.
A lot of good info, as usual! A couple things I do in the hot dry weather when sowing seeds is wrap my grow bags with a section of a mylar blanket and cover the seeds with about an inch of leaf mold. Last summer we were in a sever to extreme drought in south central WI. I have a row of growbags on the south side of a south facing wooden fence, no matter how much I would water, the plants were suffering. I tried wrapping several bags with the mylar and the results were immediate. The temperature difference was dramatic within the bags, the wrapped bags never got above 80 F where the unwrapped bags would get over 110 F. Another bonus, the lightly wrapped bags would retain moisture better, while still keeping the benefit of air layering the roots. I recently planted a mixed cover crop where I pulled my potatoes. We have not had extreme temps, upper 80's, but we have been very dry for over a month. Fortunately my leaf mold from last year was finished enough to cover my seeds. The leaf mold holds moisture better than any mulch I have tried, a light watering in the morning keeps the seeds moist through an entire sunny day. Just a couple things I have learned over the last few years. Stay Well!!!!
That’s some smart and creative problem-solving! Wrapping the grow bags with mylar to regulate temperature and retain moisture is brilliant, especially with the dramatic difference it made. It's great how you’ve adapted to your local conditions, using leaf mold as a natural moisture-retainer-it’s such a sustainable approach. Your cover crop strategy sounds perfect for building up the soil even in tough conditions. Stay well, and keep up the great work in the garden - CK
@@CaliKim29 What made me think to try the mylar was when I used to run marathons. After every marathon they would hand out mylar blankets at the finish line. The mylar has 2 properties, it reflects 90 some % of the sun's rays and retains heat, actually it worked better than I thought it would. Stay Well!!!
Oh my gosh! It seems that you had a crystal ball looking into my garden. 😊 I think I had made all those mistakes, with the exception of growing in a container (even then I think the soil might have been a wee bit compacted), especially planting too late after the start of Spring, and overcrowding plants without thinning out. 😏 Thank You So Much for creating a video on this topic. I am going to implement all these tips - hopefully this weekend - before my expected first frost date between October 18th and 21st. If (when) I get some radishes and beets, I’ll come back here and post my efforts. 😉
Hi Deb, Thanks for sharing your struggles on our YT Community page - it inspired us to make this video! As you saw over there, you’re not alone, and I’ve made plenty of those mistakes too! It sounds like you’ve got a great plan to turn things around before the frost hits. Compacted soil and overcrowding can definitely slow things down, but you’ve got this! Can’t wait to hear how your radishes and beets turn out - make sure to come back and share your success!
i usually plant to early. but this year i haven't because of the heat. It has been trying to fry my peppers, tomatoes and beans. It actually reached 103 here today. so i can imagine what it was like where you are.
Hi Kim - So Cal is getting some serious heat! Good call holding off. My garden has been feeling it too, so I totally get it. Hopefully, things will cool down soon for both of us. Stay cool and keep those plants hydrated! We'll get through this!
man your garden is looking amazing!!! Loved the stories you guys did from your friend in MD (I'm from MD originally), very informative. I've got 3 trays of your microgreens pumping right now @CaliKim ready for eating next week and then next round of succession planting, You have great seeds and I can't wait to plant your Melon envelope in early spring (zone 7b), I couldn't resist, so opened the envelope to look at the seeds. I'm so pathetic LOL. I also got your Salad greens package recently and have about 8 pots of those going now in my fall angry landlord porch garden LOL they are coming up nice!! of course.. due to your channel I used the Monterrey spray this season (the Complete Disease Control), it worked nice, my squash leaves were mostly clean clean clean and it was easy to prune damaged ones as it went. I didn't get a great crop but the plants were healthy, just a question of position ... but let me point out to all your viewers that here in 7b we were infested with Lantern Flies they sit by the dozen on my porch and surrounds - yet, none of them touched any of my plants, as I have sprayed everything at first in June with Monterrey. These are insulting insects, they sit on my railings laughing at me, but I laugh right back at them, what are you doing for dinner tonight? Nothing here, punk. Long story short I am pretty sure to be buying a new property soon in CT which has a real back yard, moving out of a townhouse situation... I'll be buying a load of your smart pots, because they look to be a great solution, as well as adopting your vertical planting methods from recent videos for tomatoes, cukes, zukes... Ok let me get outta here before people think I've been planted by a russian intermediary.. 🔥❤ (oh Mac and Camera Guy too of course)
Hello H - Thank you so much! I’m so glad you loved the stories from MD - such a small world that you’re from there too! The lantern flies were crazy - so glad we don't have them in So Cal! Your microgreens sound amazing - we appreciate you supporting our seed shop!I love that you’re getting into succession planting. The “angry landlord porch garden” cracked me up! I’m happy to hear Monterrey sprays kept your garden healthy this year! Exciting news about the possible move to CT and a real backyard - you’re going to love the Smart Pots and vertical gardening for sure! Keep me posted on your garden adventures! 💚 🌱
I have a question, what do you have growing against your fence in the background? It looks like waxleaf ligustrum trained to be a brushy tree, but I'm not sure because the bark is much lighter. I want to achieve a similar privacy screen on my property line to get a bit of privacy.
Thank you for all the great tips! I really have to start thinning out my carrots. And I especially love the additional information on nitrogen. Thanks!
Ugh. I have been trying to grow carrots and radishes for about 6 months now. I’m doing all of those things but I’m having to grow inside my apartment because I don’t have outdoor space and maybe that’s my issue. I have a high quality grow light but I’m definitely not getting the roots to bulb up. I’ve been using fox farm Big bloom fertilizer because it has zero nitrogen and I was thinking maybe it’s not enough. I wish the plants could just tell me what they need! Haha
Hi Kim I just recently purchased a 20 ft shade cloth can't wait to use it next year lol my 🥕 carrots are still in soil but I moved them from where it was direct sunlight to a semi sun/shady spot and there doing much better. We all learn from what our garden is telling us what is wrong here and we learn from our mistakes. Thank you for your videos keep them coming. Love ya girl ❤
It sounds like you’re really tuning in to what your garden is telling you! That shade cloth will be a game-changer next year, and it’s great to hear your carrots are thriving in their new spot. Keep up the great work, and thanks for the love! ❤. Kim
I’m doing okay with carrots 🥕 😅, but beets have not done well 😂, lol when I think I am a good gardener looks like I fail in something, oh well I never give up, thank you for all you teach 💚, Mac send you lots of hugs 🐾 ❤
HI Vee, you’re doing amazing! Gardening always keeps us humble, right? Carrots are tricky enough, so you’re definitely doing something right there! Beets can be a bit finicky, but I love your “never give up” attitude - that’s the gardener’s spirit! Sending big hugs from Mac! Keep going, you’ve got this!
My beets were doing great....and then an armadillo showed up to give my garden a free tilling and earthworm removal. I`ve been using 5 driveway alarms since placed up on small upside down pots to closely monitor important crops. There are two friendly bunnies in my yard too. I plant them some food away from my main garden but they still try to sneak in. The female put her nest in my garden this year but after I mowed nearby she moved the babies. A deer tried to get my beans one day too.
Which of these mistakes have you made with your root veggies? Thanks for gardening with us! -CaliKim & CameraGuy
🍁25% off all CaliKim Seed Collections, CK Smart Pots, and Garden Kits w/ code “FALLGARDEN”, calikimgardenandhome.com. Ends 9.10.24.
📕Pre-order CaliKim’s new book: "The 10-Minute Gardener" (release date, Christmas Eve, 2024) at calikimgardenandhome.com/pages/10-minute-gardener, and get 2 free bonuses:
➡A FREE digital guide : "How to Create a Seed Starting Station in 10 Minutes", an exclusive sneak-peek inside CaliKim's new book!
➡A $10 coupon to our Seed & Garden Shop, calikimgardenandhome.com
Usually, I have to wait until the second, or third week of September for weather cool enough to plant. Cool air came into my area of Alabama, 77F today! Yeah! Cool area is in the forecast for the next ten days, and their is a cooling trend. Temperatures will be in the 70s and low 80s, except for monday when it is forecasted for 86F. I spent all Thursday planting ans sowing seeds, then today paying for it with pain, but I got it done. I planted seedlings for red cabbage, Dutch Cabbage, and Rainbow Swiss Chard, then sowed seeds for broccoli, cauliflower, Pak Choi, Komatsuna, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, tatsoi, Nappa Cabbage, parsnips, Danvers carrots, Purple top turnips, and Detroit Red Beets. All raised beds that are planted have hoops, and are coverd with netting. Yes, it was a hard days work, being disabled after suffering a Widow Maker with triple bypass surgery. I way over did it again. Ubntil November, I am going to coast through the season, only havig to water, harvest pepeprs, strawberries, and green onions, and take care of the chickens. Then a little winter prep, some harvesting, pruning apple trees, and it bigins all over again in January. Oh, and now that is cooling down, I need to make salsa, tomato sauce, tomato soup, jelly, and do a bit of canning. I have about 100 pounds of tomatoes, twenty five pounds of diced peppers, and a bunch of garlic to work with. Onions are on my shopping list for Wednesday morning. It will be soon. Shazbot! I have a harvest babsket full of bell peppers on my kitchen counter that I need to dice up.
Wow, Jay, you’ve been busy! That’s an incredible variety you’ve planted, and it sounds like you’re all set for a great fall season. I’m glad the weather is cooling down for you in Alabama - 77°F sounds perfect for planting. You’ve definitely earned some rest after all that hard work, especially with everything you’ve been through. Take it easy and enjoy the fruits (and veggies!) of your labor. I’m impressed by all that canning ahead too - 100 pounds of tomatoes?! You’re amazing! Keep me posted on how everything turns out.
A lot of good info, as usual!
A couple things I do in the hot dry weather when sowing seeds is wrap my grow bags with a section of a mylar blanket and cover the seeds with about an inch of leaf mold.
Last summer we were in a sever to extreme drought in south central WI. I have a row of growbags on the south side of a south facing wooden fence, no matter how much I would water, the plants were suffering. I tried wrapping several bags with the mylar and the results were immediate. The temperature difference was dramatic within the bags, the wrapped bags never got above 80 F where the unwrapped bags would get over 110 F. Another bonus, the lightly wrapped bags would retain moisture better, while still keeping the benefit of air layering the roots.
I recently planted a mixed cover crop where I pulled my potatoes. We have not had extreme temps, upper 80's, but we have been very dry for over a month. Fortunately my leaf mold from last year was finished enough to cover my seeds. The leaf mold holds moisture better than any mulch I have tried, a light watering in the morning keeps the seeds moist through an entire sunny day.
Just a couple things I have learned over the last few years.
Stay Well!!!!
That’s some smart and creative problem-solving! Wrapping the grow bags with mylar to regulate temperature and retain moisture is brilliant, especially with the dramatic difference it made. It's great how you’ve adapted to your local conditions, using leaf mold as a natural moisture-retainer-it’s such a sustainable approach. Your cover crop strategy sounds perfect for building up the soil even in tough conditions. Stay well, and keep up the great work in the garden - CK
@@CaliKim29 What made me think to try the mylar was when I used to run marathons. After every marathon they would hand out mylar blankets at the finish line. The mylar has 2 properties, it reflects 90 some % of the sun's rays and retains heat, actually it worked better than I thought it would.
Stay Well!!!
That is so cool!!! Thanks for sharing that Bryan!! Hope to you on the livestream tomorrow, 12pm PT! CK
Oh my gosh! It seems that you had a crystal ball looking into my garden. 😊
I think I had made all those mistakes, with the exception of growing in a container (even then I think the soil might have been a wee bit compacted), especially planting too late after the start of Spring, and overcrowding plants without thinning out. 😏
Thank You So Much for creating a video on this topic. I am going to implement all these tips - hopefully this weekend - before my expected first frost date between October 18th and 21st.
If (when) I get some radishes and beets, I’ll come back here and post my efforts. 😉
Hi Deb, Thanks for sharing your struggles on our YT Community page - it inspired us to make this video! As you saw over there, you’re not alone, and I’ve made plenty of those mistakes too! It sounds like you’ve got a great plan to turn things around before the frost hits. Compacted soil and overcrowding can definitely slow things down, but you’ve got this! Can’t wait to hear how your radishes and beets turn out - make sure to come back and share your success!
i usually plant to early. but this year i haven't because of the heat. It has been trying to fry my peppers, tomatoes and beans. It actually reached 103 here today. so i can imagine what it was like where you are.
Hi Kim - So Cal is getting some serious heat! Good call holding off. My garden has been feeling it too, so I totally get it. Hopefully, things will cool down soon for both of us. Stay cool and keep those plants hydrated! We'll get through this!
Wait... Vegetables are animals that can march to drums?? 🙂
Haha - they definitely have a rhythm of their own when growing! 🥕🌱 Keep rocking your garden!
man your garden is looking amazing!!! Loved the stories you guys did from your friend in MD (I'm from MD originally), very informative. I've got 3 trays of your microgreens pumping right now @CaliKim ready for eating next week and then next round of succession planting, You have great seeds and I can't wait to plant your Melon envelope in early spring (zone 7b), I couldn't resist, so opened the envelope to look at the seeds. I'm so pathetic LOL. I also got your Salad greens package recently and have about 8 pots of those going now in my fall angry landlord porch garden LOL they are coming up nice!! of course.. due to your channel I used the Monterrey spray this season (the Complete Disease Control), it worked nice, my squash leaves were mostly clean clean clean and it was easy to prune damaged ones as it went. I didn't get a great crop but the plants were healthy, just a question of position ... but let me point out to all your viewers that here in 7b we were infested with Lantern Flies they sit by the dozen on my porch and surrounds - yet, none of them touched any of my plants, as I have sprayed everything at first in June with Monterrey. These are insulting insects, they sit on my railings laughing at me, but I laugh right back at them, what are you doing for dinner tonight? Nothing here, punk. Long story short I am pretty sure to be buying a new property soon in CT which has a real back yard, moving out of a townhouse situation... I'll be buying a load of your smart pots, because they look to be a great solution, as well as adopting your vertical planting methods from recent videos for tomatoes, cukes, zukes... Ok let me get outta here before people think I've been planted by a russian intermediary.. 🔥❤ (oh Mac and Camera Guy too of course)
Hello H - Thank you so much! I’m so glad you loved the stories from MD - such a small world that you’re from there too! The lantern flies were crazy - so glad we don't have them in So Cal!
Your microgreens sound amazing - we appreciate you supporting our seed shop!I love that you’re getting into succession planting.
The “angry landlord porch garden” cracked me up! I’m happy to hear Monterrey sprays kept your garden healthy this year! Exciting news about the possible move to CT and a real backyard - you’re going to love the Smart Pots and vertical gardening for sure! Keep me posted on your garden adventures! 💚 🌱
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Hi Kim maybe she you should use banana fertilizer I remember banana fertilizer from you and I try it came out good
Hi Keith! Glad to hear the banana fertilizer worked well for you! It’s such a great natural option for boosting plant growth. Thanks for the reminder!
I have a question, what do you have growing against your fence in the background? It looks like waxleaf ligustrum trained to be a brushy tree, but I'm not sure because the bark is much lighter. I want to achieve a similar privacy screen on my property line to get a bit of privacy.
Not thinning enough.
Thank you for all the great tips! I really have to start thinning out my carrots. And I especially love the additional information on nitrogen. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Ugh. I have been trying to grow carrots and radishes for about 6 months now. I’m doing all of those things but I’m having to grow inside my apartment because I don’t have outdoor space and maybe that’s my issue. I have a high quality grow light but I’m definitely not getting the roots to bulb up. I’ve been using fox farm Big bloom fertilizer because it has zero nitrogen and I was thinking maybe it’s not enough. I wish the plants could just tell me what they need! Haha
Hi Kim I just recently purchased a 20 ft shade cloth can't wait to use it next year lol my 🥕 carrots are still in soil but I moved them from where it was direct sunlight to a semi sun/shady spot and there doing much better. We all learn from what our garden is telling us what is wrong here and we learn from our mistakes. Thank you for your videos keep them coming. Love ya girl ❤
It sounds like you’re really tuning in to what your garden is telling you! That shade cloth will be a game-changer next year, and it’s great to hear your carrots are thriving in their new spot. Keep up the great work, and thanks for the love! ❤. Kim
Great tips, thanks, Kim.
You’re so welcome, Eddie! Glad you found the tips helpful. Are you planting any root crops this fall?
I’m doing okay with carrots 🥕 😅, but beets have not done well 😂, lol when I think I am a good gardener looks like I fail in something, oh well I never give up, thank you for all you teach 💚, Mac send you lots of hugs 🐾 ❤
HI Vee, you’re doing amazing! Gardening always keeps us humble, right? Carrots are tricky enough, so you’re definitely doing something right there! Beets can be a bit finicky, but I love your “never give up” attitude - that’s the gardener’s spirit! Sending big hugs from Mac! Keep going, you’ve got this!
My beets were doing great....and then an armadillo showed up to give my garden a free tilling and earthworm removal. I`ve been using 5 driveway alarms since placed up on small upside down pots to closely monitor important crops. There are two friendly bunnies in my yard too. I plant them some food away from my main garden but they still try to sneak in. The female put her nest in my garden this year but after I mowed nearby she moved the babies. A deer tried to get my beans one day too.